2016–17 Lesotho Premier League
Season | 2016–17 |
---|---|
Champions | Bantu |
Relegated |
Butha-Buthe Warriors Rovers |
2018 CAF Champions League | Bantu |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 443 (2.43 per match) |
Biggest home win |
Matlama 8-0 Butha-Buthe Warriors (29 January 2017) |
Biggest away win |
Butha-Buthe Warriors 1–6 Bantu (21 January 2017) |
Highest scoring |
Matlama 8-0 Butha-Buthe Warriors (29 January 2017) |
Longest winning run |
Bantu Kick4Life LDF Lioli (4) |
Longest unbeaten run | Bantu (13) |
Longest winless run | Butha-Buthe Warriors (19) |
Longest losing run | Butha-Buthe Warriors (10) |
← 2015–16 2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 6 May 2017. |
The 2016–17 Lesotho Premier League is the 49th season of top-tier football in Lesotho. The season began on 27 August 2016 and concluded on 6 May 2017.[1] Bantu won their second league title and will represent the Lesotho Premier League in the 2018 CAF Champions League.
The league is comprised 14 teams with the bottom two, Butha-Buthe Warriors and Rovers being relegated to the 2017-18 A Division.
Teams
A total of 14 teams will contest the league, including 12 sides from the 2015–16 season and two promoted from the 2015–16 A Division, Butha-Buthe Warriors and Sky Battalion. On the other hand, Likila United and Mphatlalatsane were the last two teams of the 2015–16 season and will play in A Division for the 2016-17 season. Lioli are the defending champions from the 2015–16 season.
Stadiums and locations
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bantu (C) (Q) | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 13 | +37 | 62 | 2018 CAF Champions League |
2 | Lioli | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 11 | +38 | 60 | |
3 | LCS | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 47 | |
4 | Kick4Life | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 45 | |
5 | Sky Battalion | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 41 | |
6 | LDF | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 361 | |
7 | LMPS | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 36 | |
8 | Matlama | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 351 | |
9 | Sandawana | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 31 | |
10 | Liphakoe | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 28 | |
11 | Linare | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 27 | |
12 | Likhopo | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 38 | −18 | 17 | |
13 | Rovers (R) | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 51 | −29 | 17 | Relegation to A Division |
14 | Butha-Buthe Warriors (R) | 26 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 88 | −70 | 6 |
Updated to games played on 6 May 2017.
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
1 LDF and Matlama were each docked 3 points for causing the abandonment of their matches against Bantu and Lioli, respectively.[2]
Positions by round
Leader | |
Relegation to Lesotho A Division |
References
- ↑ Lesotho 2016/17, RSSSF.com
- ↑ "Molapo Sports Centre: Matlama and LDF hit with heavy punishments". Retrieved 9 January 2017.